What race do you want the next companion(s) to be?

phaneub17_ESO
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The next two companions are probably already finalized and we'll see a preview of them this Thursday, but let's see what everyone would like as their next companion race. For those who missed the class poll its right here: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/581641/

What race do you want the next companion(s) to be? 266 votes

Altmer
16%
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Argonian
17%
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Bosmer
9%
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Breton
6%
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Khajiit
34%
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Nord
3%
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Orc
7%
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Redguard
4%
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  • Adremal
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    Argonian
    Argonian, obviously. A Shadowscale or a nisswo would be great.
  • freespirit
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    A Khajiit with a sense of humour like Raz's

    I can just about tolerate Mirri, Bastian however drives me insane, something to make me giggle on my travels would be great! 💕
    When people say to me........
    "You're going to regret that in the morning"
    I sleep until midday cos I'm a problem solver!
  • colossalvoids
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    If what we will see would be a companion/s reveal chances high there won't be much other features present so I'd hope none.
  • francesinhalover
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    Khajiit
    I want a khajit that doesnt care about wether or not i use blade of woe
    I am @fluffypallascat pc eu if someone wants to play together
    Shadow strike is the best cp passive ever!
  • Sylvermynx
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    I don't care, as I haven't any use for them at all.
  • Rishikesa108
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    I don't want a next companion at all !!!!!
    They are pretty boring and unuseful, they speak too much and they prevent me to loot from dead foes with some "I'm here for you, what do you need ?"
    Man did not weave the web of life – he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself
  • Amottica
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    I would want to see a Snow Elf. While I do not think that race should be playable, as it has never been, it may be interesting to have a companion as one.
  • BretonMage
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    Altmer
    I'd like a handsome Altmer sorcerer with Abnur Tharn's acerbic wit.
  • spartaxoxo
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    Altmer
    A high elf Apraxic who doesn't care about us doing DB or Thieves Guild stuff but isn't a member of either organization. I feel like an Apraxic would make for an interesting personal story.
  • dragonlord500
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    Add Dremora to the list and you will have my vote
    Guild master of Darkness of Sanguinaris. Birthday is December 4th.
  • WuffyCerulei
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    Khajiit
    Who's voting Altmer?! Who wants a condescending high elf following you?! I want a sassy Khajiit with me.
    For the love of Kyne, buff sorc. PC NACP 2100+Star-Sïnger - Khajiit Magicka Sorc - EP Grand Overlord - Flawless Conqueror vMA/vBRP/vDSA no death/vHel Ra HM/vAA HM/vSO HM/vMoL HM/vHoF HM/vAS +2/vCR+3/vSS HMs/vKA HMs/vVH/vRG Oax HM/vDSR
  • Kalik_Gold
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    Redguard
    Redguard
    Main: (PvP & PvE)
    Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar, the Vestige

    PvP:
    Aurik Siet'ka a Redguard Necromancer
    Cacique the Sage of Ius a Redguard Warden
    Jux Blackheart a Redguard Nightblade
    Goliath of Hammerfell a Redguard Dragonknight
    Kaotik Von Dae'mon a Redguard* Sorcerer

    PvP: (Specialty)
    Tyrus Septim an Imperial Lycan Sorcerer
    Tsar af-Bomba a Redguard Vampiric Nightblade
    Movárth Piquine a Nord Vampiric Necromancer
    Uri Ice-Heart the Twin a Nord Vampiric Warden

    PvE:
    Cinan Tharn an Imperial Dragonknight
    Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar an Imperial Dragonknight
    Herzog Zwei the Genesis an Akavari* Templar
    Tav'i at-Shinji a Redguard** Warden
    Lucky Hunch the Gambler - a Redguard Nightblade

    Leveling...
    Zenovia at-Tura a Redguard** Sorcerer
    Yesi af-Kalik a Redguard Templar
    Voa a Priest of Sep a Redguard* Necromancer
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    Passives of another race used. (RP)
    *Breton
    **Imperial




    __________________________Backstories:_________________________

    Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.

    Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.

    Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...

    Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.

    Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.

    The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.

    The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.

    Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.

    Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)

    And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.

    After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.

    After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...

    Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.

    Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.

    {time moves forward through the hour-glass}
    PS5/NA - Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar - Daggerfall Covenant • 1550+ Champion

  • Toxic_Hemlock
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    Other:

    Whatever race Cadwell happens to be is fine with me....

    So I guess you could say I want Cadwell as a companion.

    John Cleese might be a bit expensive to voice the character again, but damn would he make an epic companion!

    edit: clarity
    Edited by Toxic_Hemlock on January 24, 2022 3:45AM
  • rexagamemnon
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    Breton
    KhAjit would be cool, same as maomer
  • DreamyLu
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    Khajiit
    I would prefer that there is no new companions added, but if it can't be avoided, then a Khajit.
    I'm out of my mind, feel free to leave a message... PC/NA
  • ealdwin
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    Breton
    Breton Templar companion.

    Mainly because it would help fill out the idea of the three specs by providing a more healer-focused companion. That is, if one considers the focus of the Dunmer Nightblade companion to be on damage and the focus of the Imperial Dragonknight to be on tanking. Yes, they can perform each of the three roles, but thematically Mirri feels more like a DPS and Bastian feels more like a Tank based on their race and class. In that regard, a Breton Templar would feel more healer-ish.
    Edited by ealdwin on January 24, 2022 6:24AM
  • TelvanniWizard
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    Other: nereid or maormer
  • jerek95
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    Khajiit
    I don't want a next companion at all !!!!!
    They are pretty boring and unuseful, they speak too much and they prevent me to loot from dead foes with some "I'm here for you, what do you need ?"

    But you know you can turn off companion comments in game menu?
    Also - I'm pretty tired of this talk "companions are not useful". It's been tested and proven that both Bastian and Mirri can tank even vet dungeons or be pretty decent healers. For me, who likes soloing content, it's been one of the greatest addition ever.
  • RaddlemanNumber7
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    Argonian
    Someone who just Remains Silent.
    PC EU
  • cyberjanet
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    Khajiit
    This one will distract the guards...
    Favourite NPC: Wine-For-All
    Mostly PC-EU , with a lonely little guy on NA.
  • FeedbackOnly
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    Something fresh and new
  • emilyhyoyeon
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    Argonian
    Adremal wrote: »
    Argonian, obviously. A Shadowscale or a nisswo would be great.

    I'd also like an argonian shadowscale
    IGN @ emilypumpkin, imperial pumpkin seller & ghost hunter
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    main TES character: Tullanisse Starborne, altmer battlemage & ayleid researcher
  • InaMoonlight
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    Khajiit
    I'd like an alfiq khajiit, like Sereyne to chill with, but yeah, alternatively, Cadwell would be awzum too! :D
    Edited by InaMoonlight on January 25, 2022 2:39AM
    Edit = Typos ... as usual. <;D
  • Jim_Pipp
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    Another vote for "other".

    I love companions, and the way they tell their own story would be great for exploring strange corners of the lore. Imagine befriending one of the last kothrigi, an exhiled Maomer, a goblin prince, or even a diminutive half-minotaur.

    And I'd love a summoner companion, but that's off topic.
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  • phaneub17_ESO
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    Argonian
    Jim_Pipp wrote: »
    Another vote for "other".

    I love companions, and the way they tell their own story would be great for exploring strange corners of the lore. Imagine befriending one of the last kothrigi, an exhiled Maomer, a goblin prince, or even a diminutive half-minotaur.

    You do understand the problem with that is they have to create specific player assets for them, not just armor and weapon appearances to fit over their bodies, but also animations associated with core combat actions and abilities.
  • TelvanniWizard
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    Jim_Pipp wrote: »
    Another vote for "other".

    I love companions, and the way they tell their own story would be great for exploring strange corners of the lore. Imagine befriending one of the last kothrigi, an exhiled Maomer, a goblin prince, or even a diminutive half-minotaur.

    You do understand the problem with that is they have to create specific player assets for them, not just armor and weapon appearances to fit over their bodies, but also animations associated with core combat actions and abilities.

    Not a problem with maormer.
  • ValarMorghulis1896
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    Khajiit
    ...a Khajiit wouldn't complain when i steal lend things...
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    “I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. "CATS", he said eventually. "CATS ARE NICE.” Terry Pratchett
  • peacenote
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    Khajiit
    ...a Khajiit wouldn't complain when i steal lend things...

    This is my hope as well!
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  • Call_of_Red_Mountain
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    Altmer
    Sexy altmer vampire.
    Verandissss, I miss you. 😔
    But replacement will be ok. Someone who like silence.
  • Mayrael
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    Death Race, you know the one with Jason Statham. Oh... Not that race. I'd prefer rice, yes, tasty rice fried with eggs and some oriental spices. Ahh... You mean in game race of companion, then Nord. Definitely. I'd finally could have someone to drink with and sing some bawdy drunken songs around the campfire.
    Say no to Toxic Casuals!
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    "Difficulty scaling is desperately needed. 9 years. 6 paid expansions. 24 DLCs. 40 game changing updates including A Realm Reborn-tier overhaul of the game including a permanent CP160 gear cap and ridiculous power creep thereafter. I'm sick and tired of hearing about Cadwell Silver&Gold as a "you think you do but you don't"-tier deflection to any criticism regarding the lack of overland difficulty in the game." - @AlexanderDeLarge
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